Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: the US plans to push India to give Amazon, Walmart, and other US online retailers full access to its $125B e-commerce market, as part of tariff talks  —  Trade talks set to discuss giving US ecommerce giants a level playing field with local rivals  —  The Trump administration intends … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out opt-in Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages to blur nude images on Android; the System SafetyCore-powered content classification is on-device  —  Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Duolingo plans to add a chess course, which uses short puzzles to help learn the game, in beta on iOS in English in the coming weeks before an Android launch  —  Practice the classic game with help from Duolingo. … Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Mason / Bloomberg: Circle unveils a network to link financial institutions and enable real-time settlement of cross-border payments, starting with USDC and EURC in May 2025  —  Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality  —  Beats’ newest exercise headphones are improved, but they face stiffer competition than ever. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: CNN: over a thousand international students have had US immigration statuses terminated in 2025; a Caltech ML professor says it is harming the talent pipeline  —  An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath on why net neutrality “has gone literally nowhere”, owning Yahoo, the FCC’s probes over DEI, and more  —  Today, I’m talking with Verizon consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath, who goes by “Sampath.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: A Columbia student suspended over a tool to cheat on job interviews says he has raised a $5.3M seed for Cluely, which offers an AI tool to “cheat on everything”  —  On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin ‘Roy’ Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kashish Tandon / Reuters: Flipkart plans to shift its holding company from Singapore to India as Walmart aims to take it public; Flipkart moved the entity to Singapore in 2011  —  Flipkart will shift its holding company from Singapore to India, the e-commerce company said on Tuesday, as its parent Walmart aims to take the 17-year-old company public. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Verizon consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath on why net neutrality “has gone literally nowhere”, owning Yahoo, FCC probes over DEI, and more  —  Today, I’m talking with Verizon consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath, who goes by “Sampath.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marianna Giusti / Financial Times: Crypto casinos rival traditional betting groups in scale despite being illegal in most countries, with $81.4B in gross gaming revenue in 2024, up 5x since 2022  —  Platforms now rival traditional betting groups in scale despite their services being illegal in most countries Lees verder op Tech Meme